16 July 2014
Qatar Airways finalises $18.9bn order for 50 777-9X
Qatar Airways has placed an $18.9bn order with Boeing for 50 777-9Xs with options for 50 additional 777-9X.
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16 July 2014
Airbus signs $11.8bn A320 aircraft order from SMBC Aviation
Ireland-based SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a $11.8bn order for 115 Airbus A320 family aircraft, said to be the largest ever single-aisle aircraft request by a leasing firm.
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15 July 2014
Emirates inks $13bn engine MRO deal with GE
Emirates airline has signed a 12-year deal with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its new GE9X engines that will power the airline’s 150 Boeing 777X aircraft,...
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15 July 2014
US Military plans reusable spaceplane to cut satellite launch costs
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded initial design contracts for its next-generation, reusable experimental spaceplane project, called XS-1, as part of efforts to reduce satellite launch...
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15 July 2014
IAG selects IAE’s V2500 engines for A320ceo aircraft
International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected International Aero Engines' (IAE) V2500 engines to power 30 A320ceo aircraft for subsidiary Vueling Airlines.
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14 July 2014
easyJet selects CFM engines for A320neo and A320ceo aircraft
British carrier easyJet has placed a $3.3bn order with CFM International for 270 engines to power its Airbus A320neo and A320ceo aircraft.
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14 July 2014
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 blasts off with six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket has successfully blasted-off with ORBCOMM’s constellation of six OG2 commercial communications satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida,...
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13 July 2014
Rockwell Collins’ avionics successfully used in European Union flight demonstrations
Rockwell Collins' flight management system (FMS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver have successfully enabled the first demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for the European Union's...
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13 July 2014
Boeing to introduce new version of 737 passenger jet
Boeing has announced plans to offer an improved version of its 737 passenger jet with an increased 200-seat variant, resulting in reduced operating costs per seat.
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13 July 2014
UK plans to establish first spaceport by 2018
The UK Government has unveiled plans to establish a spaceport within the next four years.